Dutch uni gets cyber ransom money back – with interest

The southern Maastricht University in 2019 was hit by ransomware, for which the hackers demanded €200,000 (US$208,000 or RM919,220) in bitcoins. Police recovered a part of the ransom paid, now worth €500,000 (US$521,000 or RM2.29mil), which will be returned to the university. — Reuters

THE HAGUE: A Dutch university that fell victim to a massive ransomware attack has partly received back its stolen money... which in the meantime more than doubled in value, a news report said on July 2.

The southern Maastricht University in 2019 was hit by a large cyberattack in which criminals used ransomware, a type of malicious software that locks valuable data and can only be accessed once the victim pays a ransom amount.